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The Development of the Cult of St. John of Nepomuk to Canonization
Herold, Miroslav ; Petráček, Tomáš (advisor) ; Mikulec, Jiří (referee) ; Royt, Jan (referee)
The cult of St. John of Nepomuk was one of the characteristic features of life in the Habsburg Empire and other European catholic countries in the early modern period. The origins of veneration for the medieval martyr were tied to Prague, to his tomb in the cathedral, to the Metropolitan Chapter. The saint became famous above all for the conviction that he gave his life for the preservation of the confessional secret. With his death he preserved the good name of the Czech Queen Joan, who confessed to him; on the other hand, he is said to have punished those who were disrespectful of his own posthumous reputation and grave. He therefore became an immensely popular defender of honour and reputation, values highly valued in the early modern society. Under the influence of the Prague Chapter, St. John's veneration was taken up by the Habsburgs, the Catholic rulers who ascended the throne of John's torturer, Wenceslaus IV, and John's spiritual daughter, Joan. They venerated the saint as one of the patron saints of the Bohemian kingdom, which they ruled. The recatholicization of this kingdom and its associated countries enabled the growth of St John's veneration, which by the end of the 17th century had already begun to spread vigorously beyond their borders. At the beginning of the 18th century, this...
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Mirko Hanák (1921 - 1071) in the context of contemporary illustration
Fulíková, Anna ; Klimešová, Marie (advisor) ; Stehlíková, Blanka (referee)
Children's book publishing was a part of the state-controlled system after 1945 and several movements can be recognised within it. The development and illustration requirements, changing during the 1950s and 1960s, can be mostly inferred from contemporary literature by writers Stehlíková and Holešovský, the Zlatý máj magazine or submissions to the 1972 Brno symposium exploring the relationship between literary text and its visual art interpretation. After outlining the principal relationships, this work focuses on a more detailed exploration of the illustrations by Mirko Hanák, whose work originated during the 1950s and 1960s before being terminated by a premature death in 1971. Hanák freed himself of the compulsory realism during the 1950s and chose a path towards symbolism, which helped him achieve a respected creative status in the 1960s. Hanák's talents chiefly manifested themselves in his wildlife illustrations for adventure books, where he employed the watercolour technique. He took inspiration from Chinese ink painting, with which he became familiarised thanks to the many exhibitions taking place in the context of the contemporary cultural exchange between Czechoslovakia and the People's Republic of China. Both working with the originals of Hanák's illustrations and a comparison between individual...
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Drawings from the collection of František Jureček
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě
Ostravský stavitel František Jureček (1868–1925) byl sběratelem umění a aktivním zastáncem výstavby Domu umění. Jeho slavnostního otevření 13. 5. 1926 se bohužel nedožil. Pár měsíců před svou smrtí věnoval Spolku Domu umění svou uměleckou sbírku, která zahrnovala 122 položek. Mimo olejomaleb, datovaných od 18. až do 20. století, a 2 sochařských děl, se zde nacházely kresby české provenience převážně z 19. století. Komorní výstava se koná v Kabinetu grafiky.
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Václav Brožík: Drawings
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě
Komorní výstava v Kabinetu grafiky představuje 8 kreseb, 2 malby malíře Václava Brožíka ze sbírek GVUO a 2 zmenšené reprodukce maleb z cizích sbírek. Václav Brožík (1851–1901) patří k nejvýznamnějším osobnostem Generace Národního divadla.
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Jiřina Adamcová and Christian themes in her artwork
Kurcová, Eliška ; Kolářová Takácsová, Kornélia (advisor) ; Czumalo, Vladimír (referee)
Bibliographic Citation Jiřina Adamcová and Christian themes in her artwork: bachelor thesis / Eliška Kurcová; supervisor: Mgr. et Mgr. Kornélia Kolářová Takácsová, Th.D. -- Prague, 2021. -- 74 p. Abstract The bachelor thesis presents the work of the artist - Jiřina Adamcová coming from evangelical origins and who has not been so far researched that much. The thesis focuses on her painting with a Christian topic and presents the way of delivering Adamcová's inner spiritual view in the form of combined technique. Actually, the combination of the painting drawing and the graphics with biblical verses, poems and her text from diary it is very much important part of her work. The thesis sets her art in the context of Christian symbolism, her life and the personal conception of Jiřina Adamcová faith. For this analysis of her work, bachelor thesis focuses especially on the cycles of the Resurrection and Pieta, which are examined from iconographic perspective as well as from the method of iconology. Keywords Jiřina Adamcová, evangelical spirituality, Czech art of 20. century, Christian motifs in art, Bible in art, Christian iconography, collage, graphic arts, painting, resurrection of Jesus in art, pietà
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The Gallery of Fine Arts in Ostrava exhibits graphics by Jacques Callot
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě (GVUO) společně s kurátorem Janem T. Štefanem připravila interaktivní přehlídku grafických listů významného lotrinského barokního mědirytce Jacquese Callota. Přijďte si i s dětmi vyzkoušet, jak náročnou technikou autor pracoval. Zjistěte, co vše ke své práci potřeboval a jak důležité nástroje byly pro mědirytce lupa a mikroskop. Výstava bude zahájena v úterý 21. ledna v 17 hodin. V Domě umění, GVUO bude k vidění do 22. března 2020.
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Exhibition Odile Decq Ivan Pinkava and Eliáš Dolejší and Emanuel Krenka on Sunday end
Galerie výtvarného umění v Ostravě
Until Sunday, June 10, you can see the photos and sculptures of Ivan Pinkava and Elias Dolejší, the architectural realization of Odile Decq and the gift of Emanuel Křenka in the Ostrava House of Art. The exhibition will replace the presentation of the new visual style of GVUO, which was prepared for the gallery by Robert V. Novák and Zuzana Burgrová, the project Who is the winner ?, which accompanies the sporting event of the year called IAAF Continental Cup at the Ostrava 2018 athletics and in cooperation with the Faculty of Arts of the Ostrava University Diploma 2018. They will be started gradually in the week of June 18 in the Ostrava House of Art.
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